Editing Blacksville, Georgia

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'''Blacksville''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] in [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] it was recorded as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP), with a population of four. It was no longer a CDP at the 2010 census.

Blacksville is named after the Black family of [[McDonough, Georgia]]. Their family were one of the early pioneers to move to the village of McDonough where Blacksville is now located.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rainer |first1=Vessie Thrasher |title=Henry County,Georgia:The Mother of Counties |date=1971 |publisher=Dr.Robert A. Rainer,Jr. |location=McDonough,Ga |edition=1st }}</ref> The segregation-era black high school for Henry County was in Blacksville and is now used as Henry County Middle School. Most of the community was subsequently annexed by nearby McDonough.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-75.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 75 in Georgia|Interstate 75]]
*[[Image:US 23.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|U.S. Highway 23]]
*[[Image:Georgia 20.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 20]]
*[[Image:Georgia 42.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 42]]
*[[Image:Georgia 81.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 81]]
*[[Image:Georgia 155.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 155]]
*[[Image:Georgia 401.svg|23px]] [[Georgia State Route 401]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980=1521
| 1990=1112
| 2000=4
| footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
  |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)
  |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]
  |accessdate=2010-07-17
  }}</ref>
}}
While many people continue to live in the area formerly known as Blacksville, as of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4 people, 1 household, and 1 family residing in the CDP, down from 1,112 in 1990. The population density was {{convert|50.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There was one housing unit at an average density of {{convert|12.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 25.00% from two or more races. None of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

The single household consisted of a [[Marriage|married couple]] living together with children under the age of 18. The average household size was 4.00 and the average family size was 4.00.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 50.0% from 25 to 44 and 25.0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 50.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,527.

==References==
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{{Henry County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]